Star profile

20 Leonis Minoris

Nearby star

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is 20 Leonis Minoris

20 Leonis Minoris lies just 49 light-years away —a solar neighbor and Sun analog, with 12% more mass and 25% more radius—. Its 5,610 K surface nearly mirrors our own star's. Paired with a small, active red dwarf, it was confirmed in 2024 as the host of the first planet detected by the NEID Earth Twin Survey (NETS), an effort dedicated to finding terrestrial twins around Sun-like stars.

Where it is and when to see it

20 Leonis Minoris lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 70° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 81° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 24° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 58° S.

It ranks no. 10 in brightness among the 22 stars of Leo Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Praecipua, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 49 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 20 Leonis Minoris

Constellation: Leo Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.37
Distance: 49.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 150.253° · Dec 31.924°
Catalogue: HIP 49081 · HD 86728

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Other stars in Leo Minor

Leo Minor has 22 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 22 stars in Leo Minor